Gravelly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

abounding in small stones

unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɔːlz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈavəli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈavəli/

3 syllables Say it as /hˈɔːlz/.

Examples

landed at a shingly little beach
a gravelly voice

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rough scratchy grating rasping pebbly shingly raspy

Parts of Speech

adjective	abounding in small stones “landed at a shingly little beach”
adjective	unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound “a gravelly voice”

Word Forms

gravel	noun	rock fragments and pebbles
pebble	noun	a small smooth rounded rock
shingle	noun	coarse beach gravel of small waterworn stones and pebbles (or a stretch of shore covered with such gravel)
rasp	noun	uttering in an irritated tone
roughness	noun	the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses
scratch	noun	a harsh noise made by scraping

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kiesig

reich an kleinen Steinen

🇫🇷French

graveleux

regorgeant de petites pierres

🇪🇸Spanish

lleno de grava

Abundando en piedras pequeñas.

🇮🇹Italian

ghiaioso

ricco di piccole pietre

🇳🇱Dutch

grindachtig

rijk aan kleine steentjes

🇵🇹Portuguese

pedregoso

abundante em pequenas pedras

🇷🇺Russian

гравийный

изобилующий мелкими камнями

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पथरीली

छोटे-छोटे पत्थरों की बहुतायत

🇧🇩Bengali

নুড়ি

ছোট পাথরে প্রচুর

🇮🇳Tamil

சரளை

சிறிய கற்கள் நிறைந்தது

🇮🇳Telugu

కంకరగా

చిన్న రాళ్లలో పుష్కలంగా ఉన్నాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

खडबडीत

लहान दगडांमध्ये विपुल

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાંકરીપૂર્વક

નાના પથ્થરોમાં ભરપૂર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಲ್ಲಿಕಲ್ಲು

ಸಣ್ಣ ಕಲ್ಲುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇರಳವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചരൽ

ചെറിയ കല്ലുകളിൽ ധാരാളമായി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੱਜਰੀ ਨਾਲ

ਛੋਟੇ ਪੱਥਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਭਰਪੂਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

بجری سے

چھوٹے پتھروں میں بھرا ہوا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

砾石地

充满小石头

🇯🇵Japanese

砂利っぽい

小さな石がたくさんある

🇰🇷Korean

자갈이 많은

작은 돌이 많다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có sỏi

chứa đầy những viên đá nhỏ

🇹🇭Thai

กรวด

เต็มไปด้วยก้อนหินเล็กๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

dengan serius

penuh dengan batu-batu kecil

🇵🇭Filipino

grabe

sagana sa maliliit na bato

🇲🇾Malay

secara berkerikil

banyak terdapat dalam batu-batu kecil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أجش

تزخر بالحجارة الصغيرة

🇮🇷Persian

سنگریزه

پر از سنگ های کوچک

🇹🇷Turkish

çakıllı

küçük taşlarla dolu

🇮🇱Hebrew

חצץ

שופע אבנים קטנות

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